those things that one is morally or legally entitled to do or have
voting rights
animal rights
They don't know their rights.
You must stand up for your rights.
equal rights for women
2.
the sole legal permission to publish or reproduce something in any form, such as a story or a book
Pinter and Mosley persuaded Spiegel to sell his rights to Joseph Losey.
An agent bought the rights to his life story.
He'd tried to buy the film rights to all of George Bernard Shaw's plays.
3. by rights
4. be within one's rights to do something
5. to put sth to rights
Examples of 'rights' in a sentence
rights
So instead he explained about his plan to offer Carrier topping-up rights.
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (2002)
All related terms of 'rights'
richt
in accordance with accepted standards of moral or legal behaviour, justice , etc
right
If something is right , it is correct and agrees with the facts.
rt
right
by rights
If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case.
ex rights
without having the right to subscribe to new issues of stock , the rights being retained by the seller of the stock
to rights
consistent with justice , correctness, or orderly arrangement
air rights
rights to the airspace above a building or lot , regarded as the real property of the one who owns the building or lot
book rights
the legal right to make use of the text of a printed book
film rights
the rights purchased from the author of a work that enable a film maker to make a film of it
animal rights
People who are concerned with animal rights believe very strongly that animals should not be exploited or harmed by humans.
civil rights
Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities , whatever their race, sex , or religion .
human rights
Human rights are basic rights which many societies believe that all people should have.
rights issue
A rights issue is when a company offers shares at a reduced price to people who already have shares in the company.
screen rights
the rights to make a film version of a book
serial rights
the rights to reprint or publish a serial or as a serial
State rights
the rights and powers generally conceded to the states, or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution
voting rights
the entitlement of an individual to vote
bragging rights
notional privileges that are gained by defeating a close rival
mineral rights
the legal entitlement to exploit naturally-occurring mineral deposits in a particular place
states' rights
the rights and powers generally conceded to the states , or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution
visiting rights
the right to visit someone
welfare rights
legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
women's rights
the rights, claimed by and for women, of equal privileges and opportunities with men
bang to rights
having enough evidence against someone to accuse them of a crime and to prove that they are guilty
Bill of Rights
A Bill of Rights is a written list of citizens ' rights which is usually part of the constitution of a country .
dead to rights
in an undeniably incriminating situation; red-handed
development rights
rights to use real property, such as farmland , in ways that differ from the current use
employment rights
Your rights are what you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have.
individual rights
Your rights are what you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have.
proprietary rights
rights of ownership
rights of way
→ right of way
squatter's rights
the rights to a property claimed by someone who has occupied it in the owner's absence
subsidiary rights
rights to publish or produce in different formats works based on the original work under contract , as a paperback edition of an original hardcover book or a motion picture based on a novel
television rights
the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
visitation rights
the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent
human rights group
a group that campaigns for human rights
air right
a right of way in the air space above a property owner's land and the immovable property on it, subject to the public right of air navigation above the property at a legally prescribed altitude
far right
of or relating to the extreme right wing
civil rights movement
A movement is a group of people who share the same beliefs , ideas, or aims .
human rights abuses
acts that contravene human rights
human rights activist
a person who campaigns for human rights
human rights record
the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime , etc, to observe and protect human rights
within one's rights
If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it.
eyes right
a command to troops to look right, esp as a salute when marching
hard right
You use hard right to describe those members of a right wing political group or party who have the most extreme political beliefs .
animal rights campaigner
a person who campaigns for the rights of animals to be protected from exploitation and abuse by humans
animal rights movement
a group of people who campaign for the rights of animals to be protected from exploitation and abuse by humans
Equal Rights Amendment
a proposed amendment to the US Constitution enshrining equality between the sexes
human rights campaigner
a person who campaigns for human rights
special drawing rights
the reserve assets of the International Monetary Fund on which member nations may draw in proportion to their contribution to the Fund